diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-sonatype.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-sonatype.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7dd499b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-sonatype.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+# This workflow is triggered when a GitHub release is created.
+# It can also be run manually to re-publish to Sonatype in case it failed for some reason.
+# You can run this workflow by navigating to https://www.github.com/openlayer-ai/openlayer-java/actions/workflows/publish-sonatype.yml
+name: Publish Sonatype
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+  release:
+    types: [published]
+
+jobs:
+  publish:
+    name: publish
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Set up Java
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+        with:
+          distribution: temurin
+          java-version: |
+            8
+            17
+          cache: gradle
+
+      - name: Set up Gradle
+        uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@v2
+
+      - name: Publish to Sonatype
+        run: |
+          ./gradlew --parallel --no-daemon publish
+        env:
+          SONATYPE_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.OPENLAYER_SONATYPE_USERNAME || secrets.SONATYPE_USERNAME }}
+          SONATYPE_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.OPENLAYER_SONATYPE_PASSWORD || secrets.SONATYPE_PASSWORD }}
+          GPG_SIGNING_KEY_ID: ${{ secrets.OPENLAYER_SONATYPE_GPG_SIGNING_KEY_ID || secrets.GPG_SIGNING_KEY_ID }}
+          GPG_SIGNING_KEY: ${{ secrets.OPENLAYER_SONATYPE_GPG_SIGNING_KEY || secrets.GPG_SIGNING_KEY }}
+          GPG_SIGNING_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.OPENLAYER_SONATYPE_GPG_SIGNING_PASSWORD || secrets.GPG_SIGNING_PASSWORD }}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-doctor.yml b/.github/workflows/release-doctor.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7a3754c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-doctor.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+name: Release Doctor
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - main
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  release_doctor:
+    name: release doctor
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: github.repository == 'openlayer-ai/openlayer-java' && (github.event_name == 'push' || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || startsWith(github.head_ref, 'release-please') || github.head_ref == 'next')
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Check release environment
+        run: |
+          bash ./bin/check-release-environment
+        env:
+          SONATYPE_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.OPENLAYER_SONATYPE_USERNAME || secrets.SONATYPE_USERNAME }}
+          SONATYPE_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.OPENLAYER_SONATYPE_PASSWORD || secrets.SONATYPE_PASSWORD }}
+          GPG_SIGNING_KEY_ID: ${{ secrets.OPENLAYER_SONATYPE_GPG_SIGNING_KEY_ID || secrets.GPG_SIGNING_KEY_ID }}
+          GPG_SIGNING_KEY: ${{ secrets.OPENLAYER_SONATYPE_GPG_SIGNING_KEY || secrets.GPG_SIGNING_KEY }}
+          GPG_SIGNING_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.OPENLAYER_SONATYPE_GPG_SIGNING_PASSWORD || secrets.GPG_SIGNING_PASSWORD }}
diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ba6c348
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  ".": "0.1.0-alpha.1"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/bin/check-release-environment b/bin/check-release-environment
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..14a9e4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/check-release-environment
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+errors=()
+
+if [ -z "${SONATYPE_USERNAME}" ]; then
+  errors+=("The OPENLAYER_SONATYPE_USERNAME secret has not been set. Please set it in either this repository's secrets or your organization secrets")
+fi
+
+if [ -z "${SONATYPE_PASSWORD}" ]; then
+  errors+=("The OPENLAYER_SONATYPE_PASSWORD secret has not been set. Please set it in either this repository's secrets or your organization secrets")
+fi
+
+if [ -z "${GPG_SIGNING_KEY}" ]; then
+  errors+=("The OPENLAYER_SONATYPE_GPG_SIGNING_KEY secret has not been set. Please set it in either this repository's secrets or your organization secrets")
+fi
+
+if [ -z "${GPG_SIGNING_PASSWORD}" ]; then
+  errors+=("The OPENLAYER_SONATYPE_GPG_SIGNING_PASSWORD secret has not been set. Please set it in either this repository's secrets or your organization secrets")
+fi
+
+lenErrors=${#errors[@]}
+
+if [[ lenErrors -gt 0 ]]; then
+  echo -e "Found the following errors in the release environment:\n"
+
+  for error in "${errors[@]}"; do
+    echo -e "- $error\n"
+  done
+
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "The environment is ready to push releases!"
diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 795fbd7..1f51e8e 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ plugins {
 
 allprojects {
     group = "com.openlayer.api"
-    version = "0.1.0-alpha.1" 
+    version = "0.1.0-alpha.1" // x-release-please-version
 }
 
 nexusPublishing {
diff --git a/release-please-config.json b/release-please-config.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8f98719
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release-please-config.json
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+{
+  "packages": {
+    ".": {}
+  },
+  "$schema": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/stainless-api/release-please/main/schemas/config.json",
+  "include-v-in-tag": true,
+  "include-component-in-tag": false,
+  "versioning": "prerelease",
+  "prerelease": true,
+  "bump-minor-pre-major": true,
+  "bump-patch-for-minor-pre-major": false,
+  "pull-request-header": "Automated Release PR",
+  "pull-request-title-pattern": "release: ${version}",
+  "changelog-sections": [
+    {
+      "type": "feat",
+      "section": "Features"
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "fix",
+      "section": "Bug Fixes"
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "perf",
+      "section": "Performance Improvements"
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "revert",
+      "section": "Reverts"
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "chore",
+      "section": "Chores"
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "docs",
+      "section": "Documentation"
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "style",
+      "section": "Styles"
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "refactor",
+      "section": "Refactors"
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "test",
+      "section": "Tests",
+      "hidden": true
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "build",
+      "section": "Build System"
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "ci",
+      "section": "Continuous Integration",
+      "hidden": true
+    }
+  ],
+  "release-type": "simple",
+  "extra-files": [
+    "README.md",
+    "build.gradle.kts"
+  ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file